Alder, also known as red alder and Western alder, is one of the most common of the Pacific Coast commercial timbers. But unlike many of the other important timber trees of the Northwest, alder is a ...

Red alder (Alnus rubra), once considered a trash species and useful only for fuel, grows abundantly in the Pacific Coast regions of British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. It produces excellent ...

Accsys Technologies now offers the North American species red alder as part of its line of modified-wood products. Like the original Accoya wood, Accoya Alder undergoes a proprietary modification ...

Well-seasoned oak is one of the best hardwoods for fires, says Steve Bowers, a forester with Oregon State University Extension Service. (Richard J. Payette) Conscientious Oregonians have been storing ...

Although timber prices fell in the fourth quarter of last year, timber market surveys show that the price of firewood remains relatively high. In the timber market review, forestry expert Heiki Hepner ...